A Collection of Scottish Coins, the Property of a Gentleman (Part III)

James III (1460-1488), Main issue, 1484-8, Groat, Edinburgh, mm. cross fleury on rev. only, annulet on inner circle before bust, legend ends cotr, rev. three pellets and annulet in first and fourth quarters, crown in second and third, reads edinbrvg, 2.54g/10h (SCBI 35, 786; SCBI 72, 903ff; B 52, same rev. die, cf. fig. 644; S 5288). Very fine or better for issue but chipped between 4 and 5 o’clock £500-£700

This lot is to be sold as part of a special collection, A Collection of Scottish Coins, the Property of a Gentleman.

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Lord Grantley Collection, Part V, Glendining Auction, 18-19 May 1944, lot 1745 (part); bt Spink July 1978